MSC 10 5530
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Physical Location:
UNM Hospital
Phone: 505-272-2269
hsc-radiology@salud.unm.edu
| KV / effective mAs / rotation time | 120 / 200 / 0.5 seconds |
| Detector collimation | 1.5 mm |
| Slice Thickness | 3.0 mm |
| Pitch | 0.75 |
| Kernel | B30f |
| Increment | 3.0 mm |
| Image order | Cranial to caudad |
| Oral Contrast | None |
| Intravenous Contrast | 100 - 120cc at 3.0 cc/sec. 18 - 22 ga IV needed preferably in the AC. |
| Scan Delay | CARE Bolus tracking. Place ROI on descending aorta at the level of the Diaphragm. Threshold at 120 HU. |
| Reconstruction | 3 mm soft tissue reconstruction axial, coronal, and sag. 3D shaded surface rendering of vessels. |